republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2024/sb-212.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Various education matters."
description: "Provides that the Indiana school for the blind and visually impaired board shall give preference to a candidate for the chief executive officer position who meets the qualifications for an Indiana teacher's certificate in the area of visual impairment disabilities, but shall not require a candidate for the chief executive officer position to meet the qualifications for an Indiana teacher's certificate in the area of visual impairment disabilities. Provides that, subject to approval by the Indiana school for the deaf board, the Indiana school for the deaf may partner with an existing nonprofit corporation to benefit the purposes of the school. Provides that the public meeting that must be held before a contract for employment is entered into by a governing body and a school superintendent may take place at a regular or special meeting of the governing body and does not have to happen at least seven days before the contract is entered into. Prohibits a teacher preparation program from using curriculum or content that is based on the three-cueing model. Provides that if only one new member is elected to the board of the governing body, a governing body may enter into a contract with a superintendent after the election. Repeals the primetime program. Amends the Indiana student enrichment grant program. Repeals provisions regarding the primetime program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 212"
citation: "Indiana SB 212 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education", "BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; Charitable Organizations and Nonprofits", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT; Contracts", "Procurements", "and Purchases", "SCHOOLS; Curricula", "SCHOOLS; Financial Assistance (Including Vouchers", "Choice Scholarships", "and Education Savings Accounts)", "SCHOOLS; School for the Blind", "SCHOOLS; School for the Deaf", "STATE GOVERNMENT; Contracts", "Procurements", "and Purchases"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Raatz", "Linda Rogers", "Robert Behning"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cde441e7-4144-4fb5-ad18-8705b8f6108e"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/sb0212"
source_hash: "698a032cd2060a68cf4594a4abff155fcf07b1a254251de22c22ccb95dd3e5d0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana SB 212 (2024) — Various education matters.

Provides that the Indiana school for the blind and visually impaired board shall give preference to a candidate for the chief executive officer position who meets the qualifications for an Indiana teacher's certificate in the area of visual impairment disabilities, but shall not require a candidate for the chief executive officer position to meet the qualifications for an Indiana teacher's certificate in the area of visual impairment disabilities. Provides that, subject to approval by the Indiana school for the deaf board, the Indiana school for the deaf may partner with an existing nonprofit corporation to benefit the purposes of the school. Provides that the public meeting that must be held before a contract for employment is entered into by a governing body and a school superintendent may take place at a regular or special meeting of the governing body and does not have to happen at least seven days before the contract is entered into. Prohibits a teacher preparation program from using curriculum or content that is based on the three-cueing model. Provides that if only one new member is elected to the board of the governing body, a governing body may enter into a contract with a superintendent after the election. Repeals the primetime program. Amends the Indiana student enrichment grant program. Repeals provisions regarding the primetime program.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0212/SB0212.03.ENGS.pdf)
2. **Engrossed Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0212/SB0212.05.ENGH.pdf)
3. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0212/SB0212.06.ENRH.pdf)
4. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0212/SB0212.01.INTR.pdf)
5. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0212/SB0212.04.COMH.pdf)
6. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0212/SB0212.02.COMS.pdf)

## Votes

- SB 212 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 212 - Raatz — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- SB 212 - Behning - 3rd Reading — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
- Linda Rogers — primary (person)
- Robert Behning — primary (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-09** First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-09** Authored by Senator Raatz
- **2024-01-25** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-29** Amendment #1 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-01-29** Senator Rogers added as second author
- **2024-01-29** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-01-30** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 65: yeas 49, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2024-01-30** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- **2024-01-30** House sponsor: Representative Behning
- **2024-01-31** Referred to the House `referral`
- **2024-02-06** First reading: referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-26** Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-26** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 230: yeas 94, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
- **2024-03-05** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2024-03-06** Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 295: yeas 45, nays 2
- **2024-03-07** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-12** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-13** Public Law 115 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cde441e7-4144-4fb5-ad18-8705b8f6108e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).